Katie Holmes on one of Elle's five "Women of Hollywood" November covers. Photo: Richard Bailey
Katie Holmes, Emily Blunt, Julianne Moore, Renee Zellweger and Zoe Saldana all landed a starring role on the fashion bible to celebrate the "Women in Hollywood" issue.
In addition to some gorgeous covers and inside photographs, the accompanying article gets each of the chosen women to open up about everything from balancing family and work -- "Suri would sit in my lap in the makeup chair," explains Holmes of her routine during the Broadway show "All My Sons." "She'd hand the wig lady the bobby pins." -- to their distinct fashion sense.
"I love Alaia, for sure. Stella McCartney," Holmes says when asked to name her fashion favorites. "I like Ralph Lauren because I feel like it's very American, and I'm pretty all-American, from Ohio. Isabel Marant and a new designer, Sari Gueron."
Meanwhile, Zellweger explains how other female icons in the industry have inspired her.
"For Leatherheads, I was thinking of Katharine Hepburn, the way she leaned forward with her shoulders back, speaking in her lower register the whole time. I like her confidence, her intelligence, her sense of entitlement," she explains.
"When I was making Chicago, I couldn't stop watching the Marilyn [Monroe] videos. Not so much because of the sex kitten thing; it was more her vulnerability. That was a huge part of the Roxie character. But it's not about emulating; it's about a feeling."
And Emily Blunt and Zoe Saldana talked about the double standards of aging actresses.
"It's funny -- I feel like beauty is in the eye of the beholder, unless you're in Hollywood!" says Blunt.
"It's shameful how you have to look a certain way. Women are simply not allowed to grow old gracefully. That's why I love playing character parts, because I'm not pigeonholed into trying to remain young forever to play the ingénue or romantic lead."
Saldana, on the other hand, has no problem wearing the young sex kitten label a little longer.
"I'm sorry, but it's sexy to know that guys find you attractive," she says. "It's empowering."
Aside from the multiple cover girls, the magazine celebrates the 63 most loved and feared women in the industry.
To read more, visiti Elle.com. And pick up the November issue, which hits newsstands nationwide on Oct. 14.
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